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Cuban mojo marinade
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5 from 2 votes

Traditional Cuban Mojo Recipe

Cuban marinade great for pork, chicken and steaks
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: cuban
Servings: 2
Calories: 42kcal
Author: Cari

Ingredients

  • The juice from 11-12 sour oranges
  • 4 minced heads of garlic yes heads! whole lot of garlic going on!
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon of Oregano
  • 1 tablespoon of onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon of Cumin
  • 1 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper
  • Pinch of sugar
  • 3 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of Badia's Sazon Completo

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients and whisk together in a large bowl.
  • Using a funnel pour into a 1 liter bottle and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
  • It will be good for roughly 7-14 days in the refrigerator until you're ready to marinate your protein of choice.

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Notes

If you don’t have access to sour oranges, you can use ⅔ orange juice and ⅓ lime juice. You can also run all of the garlic through a food processor instead of mincing by hand.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3498mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 99IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 3mg